Buy-Side Technology/News
Probable Volcker Hedging Requirement to Tax Trade Capture Processes, IT
The latest round of amendments to the Volcker Rule is said to have tripled its pages, now rumored as high as 1,000. Supporters of a prescriptive approach say that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But one unresolved issue could have many tier-two sell-side…
Linedata Upgrades Luxembourg Compliance for Custodians, Fund Administrators
The Paris-based solutions provider says it has integrated improvements made with four clients based in the micro-state into its broader compliance offering.
Dutch Private Equity Manager Egeria Live on iLevel
iLevel's first European client, based in Amsterdam, will use its private capital data platform for data collection, analysis, and reporting across its approximately €1 billion ($1.35 billion) in investments.
CEO Daffron Brings Data Ideas from Morgan Stanley to Interactive Data
As global head of operations and technology at Morgan Stanley, Stephen Daffron’s biggest problem was a lack of transparency in the data he bought from vendors. Now that he’s moved over to the CEO’s office at one of those data vendors, he has a chance to…
OTP Fund Management Taps Charles River for Investment Management Solution
Hungary’s largest investment firm, OTP Fund Management, has implemented Charles River’s fully hosted Investment Management Solution (IMS) to streamline its multi-asset fund operations.
NorthPoint’s Upgraded Portfolio Management System Targets Price Master, Reporting
Software and services provider NorthPoint Financial has released version 2.0 of its NorthPoint Enhanced Portfolio Management (EPM) System.
Wolverine Introduces Hedge Agent Applet for Executed Options
The new tool, provided through its Wolverine Execution Services (WEX) arm will allow clients on the firm's trading platform to save resources by automatically calculating hedge quantities based on current delta, and immediately sending out a…
CQG QTrader to Perform Charting and Execution
CQG has released CQG QTrader, a charting and execution platform to make its market data, charting, and electronic trading more accessible.
RealTick Users to Get CQG Connectivity
CQG’s Continuum order routing network is now available in Eze Software’s RealTick execution management system (EMS).
Alpha Omega Makes Global Launch of Post-Trade Solution
Alpha Omega Financial Systems, a post-trade technology provider based in San Francisco, has globally launched FIXAffirm, a post-trade solution based on the industry standard FIX protocol.
Mercer Up with Milestone in Australia
Mercer, which in the Asia-Pacific focuses on superannuation, investments, and financial advisory, has adopted Milestone's regulatory oversight service ahead of new Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) superannuation fund reporting…
Fund Administrator Apex Moves to Eze Private Cloud
Apex Technologies, which provides IT backing for administration of about $25 billion in buy-side assets across both on- and offshore locations, will now operate its strategic IT solutions and private cloud services from an installation with Eze Castle…
Pershing Enhances PrimeConnect with Sec Lending Link
The securities services subsidiary of BNY Mellon says it has added a seamless link to the fully-paid securities lending program, among other upgrades, to its PrimeConnect application.
Hawaiian Investment Manager Goes Mobile with IPC
The Honolulu-based firm Scotty D Group has moved its traders to IPC's Unigy Pulse Mobile solution, complementing its existing connectivity provided through IPC Network.
Corvil Adds Monitoring for Database Systems and Others
Corvil, a Dublin-based provider of operational performance monitoring, has debuted a new range of solutions for monitoring applications and services.
Brownstone Investment Group Taps Martines for Munis Trading
The fixed income investment firm has hired Matthew Martines as new managing director for its municipal trading and electronic market-making units.
Liquity Names Director of Operations and Technology
Private equity marketplace Liquity has appointed Julian Jaffe director of operations and technology to design and pilot the company’s technology strategy.
Eze Software Integrates Markit’s TCA Tools
UK-based data provider Markit has announced the integration of its Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) product into Eze Software’s order management system (OMS) to provide users of its Eze OMS with a seamless access to pre- and post-trade analytics.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2013: The Winners & Write-ups
Buy-Side Technology is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual Buy-Side Technology Awards. The Awards were held earlier today, Nov. 1, at the Waldorf Hilton in London. The guest of honor was former England rugby union international Will…
Symphony Technology Group Live on iLevel
The Palo Alto-based $2.0 billion specialist private equity firm, known as STG, invests in midsize enterprise software and services companies, and is set to use iLevel's private capital data platform.
Tora Adds Short Sale Functionality to Compass to Address New Regs
To address new rules from the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), Asia-focused buy-side technology vendor Tora has enhanced its Compass solution to allow buy-side firms to stay compliant with a new short-selling mandate.
BI-SAM Adds Frongello for Client Training
BI-SAM has announced that Andrew Frongello has joined the firm as its director of learning and development, focusing on client training programs run by the vendor.
Eze Castle Integration Updates Disaster Recovery Service
Exactly one year after Hurricane Sandy's crash into the US Atlantic coastline, the managed services provider to hedge funds says its disaster recovery (DR) offering has been upgraded.
BNY Mellon Unveils Fund Liquidity Aggregator
BNY Mellon has launched a new risk and collateral management solution called Liquidity Aggregator, which will be incorporated into the firm's Collateral Universe suite of products.